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Are Sports Video Games Worth Reviewing Any More?
Earlier this week I got several versions of a small talk question I always field this time of year: “I haven’t played Madden in X years. Should I buy it this year?” To me, that’s no longer even a relevant question for this or for any sports video game. The real question, and its answer,…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow You’ll ‘Connect’ to Others in Call of Duty Elite
Activision’s social network and stat-tracking service for the Call of Duty enthusiast, Call of Duty Elite, may become your preferred way to meet and play against your fellow first-person shooter fans. It does a whole lot more, but let’s take a look at what Elite’s Connect feature suite is all about. Connect is where Call…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty XP ‘Juggernaut Sumo’ Pits Grandpa vs. Grandson
One of the many activities on hand at this weekend’s Call of Duty XP event—activities that earn attendees badges of honor—is Juggernaut Sumo. The game? Put on a bulky fat suit gussied up to look vaguely like a Juggernaut from Modern Warfare 2‘s Spec Ops mode and… fight! Lines are long, rounds are short. You…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Batman Achievements Confirm New Game-Plus in Arkham City
Crack achievement investigators Xbox360Achievements.org are back in action, and they’ve sleuthed out the 50 Achievement/1000 Gamerscore set for Batman: Arkham City. Included are two achievements speaking to a New Game Plus mode, which will allow a second playthrough with your fully upgraded Batman. Pore over the others, and then see Kirk’s impressions from PAX and…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedFind Makarov: Operation Kingfish Is More Explosive Than Your Average Call of Duty Fan Film
Operation Kingfish is the sequel (of sorts) to Find Makarov, the fan-made short film based on the Modern Warfare series—the mini-movie that fooled us into thinking a Modern Warfare 3 announcement was imminent in February. (Oops!) Not sure we can call this over-the-top action packed short a fan film, though, as it has the official…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
BioWare Offers This Sneak Peak at Liara’s Figure in Exchange for Your Feedback
BioWare tossed up three images of Mass Effect‘s Liara in Kotobukiya Bushoujo statue form. Unpainted, unfinished, but they want feedback. So check out the three images and then complain here, or go provide it at the game’s official Facebook page. No word when this will go on sale, only that a preorder announcement is expected…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Valve’s Games Sold on Electronic Arts’ Origin [Corrected]
Electronic Arts’ Origin service is running a three-for-the-price-of-two sale, on selected titles, this weekend. Three of the eligible games are published by Valve. EA and Valve haven’t been very friendly of late, so perhaps this is a make-up gesture by Valve? [Correction] As everyone points out, EA was the distributor of these games’ retail versions.…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedWe’re Betting that Slavery: The Game is an Elaborate Troll
My guess is that, 10 seconds after Microsoft and Sony are made aware that their corporate symbols are endorsing a fake slavery RTS, seen at the end of this fake trailer, this offensive piece of attention-whoring is going to be abolished from YouTube. That, or the alleged Kentuckians allegedly making this game are stupid enough…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC Arrives in October
Earlier this week, code-crackers broke the secrets of a teaser site Eidos has put up for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, finding what appeared to be clues for the game’s first DLC extension (above). Eidos now has officially confirmed it will arrive in October. It’ll be called “The Missing Link.” According to a post yesterday on…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
Cumming Mom Vows Only to Buy New After Finding Dick Pic in Used Game
From Georgia, uh, comes the most pernicious piece of anti-used games propaganda I’ve ever seen. A mother of two small children says she will from now on buy new games because she found a hand-drawn pornographic picture inserted in the case of a used one bought at GameStop. The kicker? This all went down on…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedPoorly-Dubbed Trailer Lands Uncharted 3 in Trouble with Brazilians
As English-speakers, we take for granted a lot of things: One, that every game will either be originally published in our language or localized for it (and woe betide those that aren’t…) Two: That the voice acting, if incompetent, will at least sound poorly acted and not read off a page. As reported by Kotaku…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 - Uncategorized
You Have a Rendezvous with My Ass
Let’s face it, half the things we do are window dressing. Take running alongside that limousine: it’d take an anti-tank missile to put a dent in that damn thing. There we are, out for show, trying to make the President look more presidential. I don’t know if it was ad-libbed, but, “You have a rendezvous…
By Owen Good Published September 3, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Woefully Inadequate, Apologetically Dramatic Dragon Con Day One Cosplay Gallery
My best camera lost its shutter button a year ago. My second best camera lost its button five shots into today’s Dragon Con day one cosplay harvest. My third best camera was purchased at Wal-Mart a half hour ago. I finally get the hang of my expensive Nikon camera, and it self-destructs on me. I…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, people! Alright, alright… I’ll probably be playing more Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this Labor Day weekend than I will Deus Ex, but I’ve gotta have something to break up the flood of CoD XP posts! In the in-between times, I’ll be alternating between some of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty XP’s Real-Life Achievements and Badges of Honor
Activision has a long and storied history of making some of the best video game patches in the business. Or at least they did during the Atari 2600 era. At Call of Duty XP, Activision returned to its patch-making ways, rewarding XP attendees for braving real-life and virtual challenges. For example, should you wait in…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Guns! Guns! Guns! A Tour of the Call of Duty XP Armory
Hey, you like guns? Then you should really be at Call of Duty XP this weekend. They got guns! Lots of ’em. They even have a FGM-148 Javelin and an alien head. Just head to “The Armory.” Or take a journey with me through the magic of photo galleries! The various arsenals of many Call…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedNew Leaked Borderlands 2 Footage Features Sweeping Vistas, Old Friends, and Exploding Guns
An intrepid tipster has sent in a video s/he shot of the latest demo of Gearbox’s upcoming shooter Borderlands 2, and so of course we thought we’d share it with all of you. Unlike the last leaked footage we ran, this video is taken not from a possible pants-cam—it’s clearly in-bag. Though it wasn’t shot…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Physical Warfare Pack is an Excellent Reason to Look at More Battlefield 3 Footage
Available as a preorder bonus at select retailers and EA’s Origin service, the relatively unexciting Physical Warfare Pack gives us an excuse to look at more Battlefield 3, which is always good. Folks that preorder Battlefield 3 at participating retailers will score early access to the DAO-12 semi-automatic shotgun, Type 88 Light Machine Gun, flechette…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2011 - Uncategorized
Comcast Will Charge for Hurricane Irene Service Outages, Blames God
Comcast customers who lost—or still don’t have—cable, phone or Internet service in the wake of Hurricane Irene have a nasty surprise in store for them when they seek to get credit for their downtime. Comcast says they won’t be crediting customers who lost service during the hurricane because it was an “Act of God”. UPDATED…
By Brian Crecente Published September 2, 2011 -
UncategorizedMultiplayer Steals the Show in Madden NFL 12
In the online multiplayer era of sports gaming, I have been a Grinch-like hermit, rarely venturing forth into it except to ragequit and rant that none of what they do reflects reality, and to get off my lawn. Madden, which has a culture of elite play spanning about a decade, television shows celebrating it, and…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2011